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VICTORIA — A three-hour search for a man who was pulled out of Victoria's Inner Harbour on Wednesday night ended in his arrest. Police were called to a report of a person in distress in the water near a city bridge.

VANCOUVER — The records of past and present British Columbia governments and their roles in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic were the targets Thursday of a spirited election campaign radio debate.

BRUSSELS — European lawmakers won't be returning to the French city of Strasbourg for next week's plenary session because of the COVID-19 resurgence in France, the European Parliament president said Thursday.

MOOSE JAW, Sask. — Leader Scott Moe is promising to bring back a grant program for community rinks and increase funding to a veterans services organization if the Saskatchewan Party is re-elected on Oct. 26.

JOTOLCHEN, Mexico — The coronavirus pandemic is threatening the future of a generation of the world’s children, depriving them of schooling and sending them to work. Across the developing world, two decades of gains against child labour are eroding.

JOTOLCHEN, Mexico — The coronavirus pandemic is threatening the future of a generation of the world’s children, depriving them of schooling and sending them to work. Across the developing world, two decades of gains against child labour are eroding.

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VICTORIA — A man has been pulled alive from Victoria's Inner Harbour after spending what could have been hours in the water. Victoria police say a person was spotted in distress in the chilly water late Wednesday afternoon.

VICTORIA — The number of active cases of COVID-19 has ticked up to just under 1,500 as B.C. reports 158 new cases on Wednesday. Provincial health officer Dr.